Reviving Your Hardwood Floors

Do you have a beautiful hardwood staircase but, they're just dull and need some life? R and S Flooring can help!

First, assess the state of your hardwood stairs. You or a professional floor refinisher like R and S Flooring can sand and refinish it to give it new life. Or, if there is no hope, a new hardwood staircase can be installed and stained to match the finish of your floors.

Either way, your efforts will pay off. A hardwood staircase, like hardwood flooring, adds character, beauty, and resale value to any home.


Are your floors squeaky? Ugh. I hate when stairs squeak!!!! If you're already going to be giving your stairs a facelift, start by checking for any needed repairs. Loose or rubbing parts often cause squeaks, a common problem. Stop the squeak by nailing or screwing down a part that has separated or by inserting a wedge underneath it.

Refinishing hardwood requires special equipment and a lot of patience. While you can do it by yourself, it's usually recommending hiring a professional like R & S Flooring.  If you decide to do it yourself, rent a floor edger-sanding machine and follow these instructions:
• Run the sander over the steps. For rough or painted boards, start with 20- or 30-grit sandpaper, and then proceed with 50-grit and finally 90-grit.
• Start with 36-grit paper for varnished floors.
• Next, use a hand scraper on the spots the sander missed and, if desired, hand sand with fine paper to remove small scratches.
• Vacuum to remove the dust.
• Stain with a clear finish or one custom-blended to match your floors.
• For a final protective glaze, top that with three coats of polyurethane, which is available with a water or oil base.

*Each coat of oil-based polyurethane must dry overnight. Water-based sealers usually dry within a couple of hours.

After you've gone through all of this work, you want to KEEP them looking new, right? To keep stairs free of dust, wipe with a cloth or use a dust mop or hand-vacuum. One way to remove caked-on grime from a handrail is to lightly rub with very fine screen sandpaper and top with a new coat of varnish.

If you're interested in refinishing your hardwood stairs or any of your hardwood floors in the Nashville area, give R&S Flooring a call today at 615-771-0084. We are offering $100 off your flooring - to take advantage of that offer click HERE.